Text Structures - Cause and Effect & Compare Contrast

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English, Social Studies, Fun

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4th - 5th Grade

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RL.2.1, RI.3.3, RI.4.8

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Ayesha Ibrahim

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Text Structure

I CAN describe the overall structure of a informational text.

Learning Target

Identifying the main way an author organizes events and ideas in an informational text will help you better understand the topic.

Authors use different text structures to organize the ideas and details they want readers to understand about a topic.

Text Structure - Cause & Effect

A Cause - Effect Structure connects events that happen (effects) with why they happen (causes).

Words such as: because, as a result, therefore and if...then often signal this structure.

Flocabulary Time!! - Cause & Effect

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/cause-and-effect/video/

Multiple Choice

I can not meet you this morning ... a bad cough I had since last night.

since

due to

thanks to

as result of

Multiple Choice

What is the CAUSE of your garden growing?

Good luck

Cold weather

Pumpkins growing

You watering it every day

Multiple Choice

If you spill your milk, what is a possible EFFECT of that action?

You have to clean it up

You leave school early

You tripped

The milk is in the cooler

Multiple Choice

What are possible causes for not doing your homework?

You earn a 100% on a test.

You left your bookbag and notebook at school.

You are in trouble with your teacher!

You are sitting out of recess doing your missed work.

Multiple Choice

What's the effect ?
Paul overslept.

He was late for school.

He was very hungry.

His dog kept barking.

His parents bought a new car.

Text Structure - Compare and Contrast

A comparison text structure describes how two or more things are similar and different.

Words such as like, both and unlike signal a comparison.

Flocabulary Time! - Compare and Contrast

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/compare-and-contrast/

Multiple Choice

The Fourth of July and Veteran's Day are both U.S. holidays. However, the Fourth of July celebrates our independence and Veteran's Day celebrates military veterans. How are these holidays different?

Both holidays are celebrated in the U.S.

Fourth of July celebrates independence, while Veteran's Day celebrates veterans.

Both holidays are in the summer.

Multiple Choice

What do you use to help you compare and contrast?

Venn Diagram

Graph

Poster

Table of Contents

Multiple Choice

The key word different is…

Contrast

Compare

Multiple Choice

The key word same…

Contrast

Compare

Multiple Choice

Sally is having strawberry ice cream and Juan is having chocolate ice cream. If I am comparing Sally and Juan, what do they have in common?

They are eating with a spoon.

It is hot outside.

I like to eat ice cream.

They are eating ice cream.

Multiple Select

Authors structure their writing in different ways, depending on the ideas they want to get across. If they author is writing a historical article, which TWO text structures would he or she MOST LIKELY use?

problem and solution

cause and effect

sequence

compare and contrast

Text Structure

I CAN describe the overall structure of a informational text.

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